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Geotechnical engineering faces three inherent challenges: uncertainty, heterogeneity, and nonlinearity. The compounding effects of climate change exacerbate these, impeding traditional approaches in accurately predicting geomaterial behaviour.
GRID (Geotechnical Resilience through Intelligent Design) advocates for a pioneering approach to fill this knowledge gap, integrating physics and machine learning to design resilient infrastructure and conduct effective risk assessments.
Integrating PINNs and GenAI into standard geotechnical workflows.
Mitigating risks from geohazards and environmental uncertainty.
Milestones, events, and latest breakthroughs from the GRID consortium.
We are proud to unveil the newly redesigned GRID website! This modern, high-performance platform offers streamlined access to our open datasets, interactive AI tools (grai & geoagent), and research publications. Explore the new resources and stay connected with the future of geotechnical engineering.
We’re excited to share the newest edition of the GRID Newsletter including Yanjie Song's PINNs for PDE solution and the GRID student contest updates.
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Leeds fellow Yanjie Song presented “Loss‑Attentional and Time‑Attentional AI Model for Solving PDE Problems,” a highlight of WP4.
The project participated in sessions at the FOMLIG Workshop in Florence, exploring topics like LLMs for landslides and AI in geotechnical education.
Participate in our global Machine Learning contest for soil shear prediction. Prizes awarded in Oct 2026.
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Collaboration with GGU and Civilserve CEOs at BOKU, laying foundations for WP3 GenAI applications.
Symposium in Oslo provided an excellent platform for GRID, featuring contributions from international consortium members.
Fernando Rizzato and Enrico Soranzo introduced 20 bright kids to AI in geotechnics at the Children's University in Vienna.
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Our multi-disciplinary approach is organized into specialized work packages focusing on distinct aspects of geotechnical resilience.
Curating and standardising high-quality geotechnical data for machine learning.
Probabilistic modeling and variability analysis in soil properties.
Synthetic data generation and design optimization using GenAI.
Integrating physical laws into neural networks for geotechnical solution.
Application to tunnels, foundations, and geohazard mitigation.
Developing transparent AI models for engineering decisions.
Open access to our research papers, datasets, and interactive tools.
Listen to AI-generated summaries of our research papers via NotebookLM.
Explore our research posters and technical presentations shared at international conferences.
Comprehensive overview of the GRID project objectives and early findings presented at GMK 2025.
View PosterIntegrating artificial intelligence with physical principles to enhance safety in pile driving operations.
View PresentationInnovative mobile solutions for soil grain size distribution analysis using digital imaging.
View PresentationAccelerating 3D consolidation simulations using Physics-Informed Neural Networks.
View PresentationPhysics-informed approaches to overcome challenges in geotechnical modeling with limited data.
View PresentationInvestigating the microscopic structural changes that lead to geotechnical failures.
View PresentationDownload official project materials, newsletters, and competition details.
Participate in the global Machine Learning contest for soil shear prediction. Winners announced in Graz, Oct 2026.
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